This lecture note on pediatric and child health is written for nurses
at diploma level by considering the epidemiology and the burden of illness on
younger age groups. In this lecture note, the authors present concise summaries
of the evidence that has been published in the scientific journals and texts
which have a similar profile in the Ethiopian context. Topics covered includes:
History Taking And Physical Examination, Essential Nursing Care For Hospitalized
Children, Care Of The New Born, Congenital Abnormalities, Normal Growth And
Development, Nutrition And Nutritional Deficiencies, Acute Respiratory
Infections, Control Of Diarrhea, Systemic Diseases, Vaccine Preventable
Diseases, Common Genetic Problems Of Children.
Author(s): Teklebrhan Tema, Tsegaye Asres, Jimma
University
This
note covers the following topics: Indicators of infant and child health,
Clinical Assessment of Children, Childhood Periods , Three Main Approaches
to Patient Assessment, Psycho-Social-Cultural Assessment of the Child and
the Family, Supporting the Grieving Child and Family, Growth,Developmental
And Behavioral Pediatrics, Developmental Disorders. Behavioral And
Psychosocial Issues In Children, Basics of Adolescent Health .
This book covers the
following topics: Pediatric Fever Without a Source, Sepsis and Septic Shock,
Pain Management, Head Injury, Pediatric Procedural Sedation, Orthopedic
Injuries, Pocus Nerve Blocks, Abdominal Pain and Appendicitis, Gastroenteritis,
Constipation and Obstruction, Bronchiolitis, Asthma, Lung Pocus, Pediatric
Syncope.
This book provides a summary of evidence and assessment using the
grade process, and recommendations on the management of common causes of
childhood illnesses. Topics covered include: prevention and antiretroviral
treatment in children with HIV, feeding of HIV-exposed children, treatment of
tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and convulsions in children, management of chronic
pain and an update of the essential medicine list for children.
This
volume covers aspects of sudden infant and early childhood death, ranging from
issues with parental grief, to the most recent theories of brainstem
neurotransmitters. It also deals with the changes that have occurred over time
with the definitions of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome), SUDI (sudden
unexpected death in infancy) and SUDIC (sudden unexpected death in childhood).